Urinary System Review

If someone’s kidneys were failing, you would expect any of the following except ______.

• anemia

• swelling

• waste build up in the blood

• a halt in the production of many hormones

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-3

Which layer of the kidney is made up of renal pyramids?

• outer cortex

• perirenal fat tissue

• renal capsule

• inner medulla

Which of the following shows the correct flow of urine when it is made?

• Nephron -> Minor & Major calyces -> Renal Pyramid -> Ureter -> Renal Pelvis -> Urethra -> Bladder

• Nephron -> Minor & Major calyces -> Renal Pelvis -> Renal Pyramid -> Ureter -> Bladder -> Urethra

• Nephron -> Renal Pyramid -> Minor & Major calyces -> Renal pelvis -> Ureter -> Bladder -> Urethra

• Nephron -> Renal pelvis -> Renal Pyramid -> Minor & Major calyces -> Urethra -> Bladder -> Ureter

Approximately how many nephrons are in each kidney?

• only a few

• 10-20

• 1 thousand

• 1 million

Which of these is not part of a nephron?

• Medulla

• Blood vessels

• Glomerulus

• Loop of Henle

Which of the following is not true about filtration?

• Is the first part of the urine formation process

• Occurs in the Bowman’s Capsule

• Ions & nutrients are brought into the blood

• Fluid from blood plasma leaves the capillaries

How much water is reabsorbed back into the blood during reabsorption?

• Almost none

• 20%

• 50%

• 80%

What is the makeup of urine?

• 95% water, 5% solutes

• 75% water, 25% urea

• 75% water, 25% solutes

• 95% water, 5% salt

When are drugs & and steroids are removed from the blood?

• during filtration

• during secretion

• during reabsorption

Nephrons are found within the kidney, extending across which two layers?

• renal cortex and renal medulla

• renal capsule and renal cortex

• renal pelvis and renal pyramids

• renal pyramids and renal pelvis